The OAS certified companies will have the prestige of being considered members of the Customs Administration preferred

ABQ ancillary services company specializing in foreign trade and certified as OAS launches its comprehensive consulting to manage the processes, procedures and implementation for obtaining the AEO certificate (OAS). The above certification is the internationally recognized quality mark and most prestigious companies that provides certified and preferred partner status of the Customs Administration to ensure the security of supply chains in addition to the adjustment of its controls and procedures to customs rules.


The overall audit model for obtaining ABQ OAS includes comprehensive advice during the process of certification of companies that began with the analysis of the status of the company and is terminated to obtain the certificate, granted by the Department of Customs and Excise of the State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) upon proof by pre-audit compliance with tax requirements and security by the applicant. ABQ performed the audit of initial diagnosis of the factors required by the administration (financial solvency, customs records, business risks, safe access to facilities, protection of goods in his custody), compliance with requirements by work center, the preparation of requirements and procedures, implementation of new processes (security, internal security), internal audit, verification, corrective actions, request the type of AEO certificate required depending on the activity of the company as well as advice on when to apply the certificate in accordance with the consolidation of the changes.

For Enrique Patuel, director of ABQ «operator be considered reliable and trustworthy partner customs throughout the European Community is essential in a time of economic crisis since the OAS certified companies increasingly prefer companies also operate with operators formally recognized as safe and reliable, so that certification is an added value to stay in the field of international trade. «

The OAS can be requested by any natural or legal person involved in the international supply chain (manufacturers, exporters, importers, carriers) operating in economic zones outside the EU. Certified companies will benefit from priority in customs controls, fewer physical and documentary checks, choice of place of inspection, prior notice of physical examination and provision of applications and simplified customs procedures for the reduction of 50% of guarantees for the payment of import VAT in the case of Spanish companies.